Small Bets, Big Impact: From BI to AI in a Fortune 100
Enterprise companies are wired to avoid moonshots. Budgets, governance, and culture all push against taking big, risky bets, especially in unproven areas like generative AI.
This session tells the inside story of how GenBI at Northwestern Mutual was developed - not by asking leadership to fund a single giant leap, but by breaking down a huge vision into smaller, incremental bets, each one generating business ROI and building proof points that justified the next step.
Key topics:
How to earn trust in risk-averse environments
Frameworks for designing for ROI from Day 1
Building architecture and guardrails to scale GenAI inside a Fortune 100
Turning early wins into productized adoption and transformation
Why Attend?
This is more than a case study — it is a playbook for builders working in enterprise and startup settings alike. If you are navigating how to move from experiments to production in AI, you will walk away with actionable strategies and inspiration.
Speaker
Asaf Bord
With 20+ years in AI and enterprise tech, Asaf oversees Generative AI strategy and adoption at Northwestern Mutual, while also advising select organizations. He has guided more than a dozen POCs to production and helped shape enterprise-wide approaches to AI adoption, blending strategic leadership with architectural depth.
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